Uses: Highly ornamental Banksia with long yellow scented spikes winter to summer.
Timber and cones have been used as a craft wood
Will tolerate salt spray
Can be used as a windbreak.
Banksias can be a little difficult to prune. They do respond well to light pruning but too much can result in heavy leaf growth at the expense of flowers. Pruning too hard into old wood can result in permanent damage to the tree.
Note: This species is provisionally classified schedule 1, Regulation 24.2 under the Sewerage Act and requires written SA Water approval prior to planting in streets or roads. It should not be planted closer than two metres to any sewer main or connection.